Known as the "Mothers of the Movement," Sybrina Fulton and six other mothers are strong voices in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Known as the "Mothers of the Movement," Sybrina Fulton and six other mothers are strong voices in the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Updated: 4:31 PM EDT Jul 26, 2016

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WEBVTT CLINTON WHILE KEEPING HER SON'S DEATH FRONT AND CENTER. IT'S THE MOVEMENT THAT STARTED IN ORLANDO. >> THIS MOVEMENT IS A COMING TOGETHER OF PEOPLE, BACK LIVES, BROWN LIVES AND ALLIES ANGELA: AFTER TRAVYON MARTIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN SANFORD BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IN 2013, PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS TO PROTEST >> WE ARE A MOVEMENT. WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT STRONGER TOGETHER AS WE GO FORWARD IN THIS CONVENTION. ANGELA: TUESDAY NIGHT, TRAYVON'S MOTHER, SYBRINA FULTON, ALONG WITH OTHER MOTHER'S WHO'VE LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE, WILL TAKE THEIR MESSAGE OF HOPE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL STAGE. THEY'RE KNOWN AS THE MOTHER'S OF MOVEMENT, AND ALL ENDORSED HILLARY CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN. >> THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A PLATFORM WHERE THEY CAN AMPLIFY THIS CAUSE AND THAT THEY HAVE AN AUDIENCE THAT'S PERCEPTIVE TO THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. ANGELA: TWO DELEGATES, BOTH FROM VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, SUPPORT WHAT TRAYVON'S MOTHER IS DOING, AND SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON'S ROLE IN IT. >> THEY ARE STARTING TO FEEL HEARD. AND THAT WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB MOVING THIS MESSAGE FORWARD. ANGELA: IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THEY TAKE A NATIONAL STAGE, TOGETHER AS A GROUP, LED BY A LOCAL MOTHER. >> THE MESSAGE THAT THEY'RE ON THE STAGE AT THIS CONVENTION IS MESSAGE ENOUGH, SPEAKS SO POWERFULLY TO THE UNITY THAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ANGELA: IN ALL, SEVEN MOTHERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEAK. THOSE MOTHERS LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE. CLINTON SAYS THAT SHE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT, SHE WILL CHANGE THE

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Known as the "Mothers of the Movement," Sybrina Fulton and six other mothers are strong voices in the Black Lives Matter movement.